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trans health expertise
Speaking
I speak regularly on transgender health equity, health policy, and the ethics of research in politicized environments. Whether it’s a keynote, classroom lecture, policy roundtable, or media interview, I bring data, clarity, and care to conversations that often get flattened by ideology.
My talks center transgender people not just as research subjects but as experts, patients, and communities deserving of rigorous, respectful attention.
I’m available for:
Academic lectures and panels
Health equity conference keynotes
Media interviews and expert commentary
Policy briefings and roundtables
Selected Past Presentations & Speaking Engagements
Health Equity and Medicare/Medicaid Research
Drivers of Quality Disparities between Cis and Trans Medicare Beneficiaries
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting – Awarded Early Career Investigator Award in Quality and Value (2025)
American Society of Health Economists Annual Conference (2025)
Disparities in Emergency Department Use (2011–2020)
AcademyHealth (2023)
HIV Care Continuum for Trans and Cis Medicaid Enrollees
AcademyHealth (2024)
Chronic Disease and Healthcare Use Disparities AcademyHealth (2024)
High ART Initiation Among Transgender Medicaid Beneficiaries Living with HIV
AcademyHealth (2024)
Mental Health and Structural Barriers
The Trans Care Paradox: Mental Health Disparities in Trans-Protective Environments
AcademyHealth (2025)
Unmet Mental Health Needs Among Trans Adults
(Under review talk derived from current research)
Trans Health in Policy
and Practice
Trans Health in Medicare
CMS Pride, Noons in June Series (2024)
LGBTQ+ Health & Rights: A Vote for Public Health
Brown University Public Health Panel (2024)
What Do Executive Orders Mean for Trans Health?
Media commentary and Health Affairs Forefront series (2023–2025)
Medical Education and Ethics in Research
Counting Trans
Guest Lecturer (Annually, 2022–2025), Boston University SPH Course on Gender, Sexuality, Power, and Inequality in Global Health
Reproductive Health for Trans and Nonbinary People
Guest Lecturer, BU SPH (2025)
Understanding Gender-Affirming Hormone Provision in a Hostile Political Climate
(Research-based talks and policy briefings derived from AJPH 2025)
Doing Justice: Ethics of Using Claims Data with Trans Populations
(Derived from Journal of Medical Systems 2024)
Campus Talks and Student-Focused Engagements
Seeing Us, Research Matters
Invited Speaker, Brown University Showcase (2025)
Public Health Student Forum
Closing Speaker, Boston University (2022)
Why Pronouns Matter
Panelist, BU School of Medicine (2020)